Chen's journal entries stated that earlier this year, she was grabbed by two men who threw her into the back of a car and took her to the Shandong Science and Technology Defense Academy in Jinan by force.

The center's website claimed that it has helped to cure 7,000 teens of their addiction to the Internet since 1996, the year it was founded.

Chen had recently quit her studies which led to her parents hoping that the facility would reform her.

Instead, Chen claimed that she was beaten and abused by staff members for no apparent reason, quite regularly during her time at the center.

Chen escaped and went back home after four months of torture.

Chinese media outlets have yet to gain access to the academy or speak with officials about what happens in the camp.

However, initial reports of Chen's crime have mentioned that former classmates at the institution have talked of the teenager's claims of kidnapping, abuse and mistreatment.

Some reported that they underwent electro-shock therapy at the center while others claim they were ordered to eat while sitting in front of the toilet.

This is not a surprise as many of China's Internet addiction treatment centers often style themselves as boot camps by offering activities that are military-like and if that fails, the last resort is to physically abuse them .

In 2009, a 15-year-old boy died at an Internet addiction rehabilitation clinic in Guangxi, after allegedly being beaten by his counsellors.